Cash machine ripped from petrol station wall in Co. Fermanagh

Q Newsdesk

A suspected stolen digger has been used to rip a cash machine from a wall in County Fermanagh.

It happened at a petrol station on the Dromore Road in Irvinestown at around 4 this morning.

It's the latest in a string of ATM thefts across the province in recent months.

The PSNI has already set up a special team of detectives to investigate the problem.

Detectives are investigating after an ATM machine was stolen in Irvinestown during the early hours of today (Sunday 24th March). https://t.co/cA8sQZpCe6 pic.twitter.com/3vOBr9PeE8

— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) 24 March 2019

Detective Sergeant Brian Reid said:

“Thieves used a digger to remove the ‘built in’ cash machine from a filling station on the Dromore Road at around 4:05am causing extensive damage to the building. We believe the culprits used a trailer to remove the ATM from the scene. "

“We also believe the digger was stolen from ground under development nearby. The digger was set alight at the scene immediately after the theft. "

“We are investigating whether this ATM theft is linked to any other recent thefts and I want to make a number of appeals today. "

"Were you in the Dromore Road, Irvinestown area between 3:30am and 4:10am? Did you see what happened? Did you notice any vehicles being driven in a suspicious manner in the Irvinestown? "

"If you have information which you think could help our investigation, please pick up the phone and call detectives in Omagh CID on 101, quoting reference 306 of 24/03/19."

"Alternatively information can also be provided by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."